This week we are stopping to talk about the people who serve you at Photomation. John Hesketh is our Artist Liaison and, among other things, he’s an accomplished artist in his own right. Today we are talking about his recent exhibition. We’re not your usual graphics company, but you knew that already.

For most people, Los Angeles is a city located in Southern California. For John Hesketh, Photomation’s Artist Liaison, Los Angeles is the culmination of fifteen years of artistic endeavor. Translated as "The Angels" in Spanish John recently exhibited a selection of his 101 Angels entitled, Los Angeles, at the University of California Riverside’s California Museum of Photography.

The photographs were taken with a long exposure on film. John steps into the scene and paints the subject and their wings using flashlights as brushes and color filters over the lens as the color paint. Shot with an 8”x10” camera, each angel is unique. The subjects are family, friends, neighbors or others referred by previous angels. Each angel is an indirect portrait that shows the individual’s distinctive personality or life story as the subject stands still in the dark for about forty-five minutes while John performs his artistic magic.

Exploring an interest in how photography uses industrial materials to make fine art, John’s angels were printed 69” x 52” and 48” x 36” onto a coated banner material commonly used for signage and then stretched over wooden canvas stretcher bars. The result is a beautiful crossover of photographic technique with a painting’s presentation.

The stunning exhibition was kicked off with an Artist’s Reception at the UCR/ California Museum of Photography shown above.(top picture)
Recently the show has traveled to Palm Desert at the University of California, Riverside Graduate Center.(lower picture) If you are in the Palm Springs area, stop by and take a look. We also have a few of his angels on display here at our facility in Anaheim. We welcome you to swing on by and see them for yourself.

At Photomation, we understand the needs of our artist clients. We have products and services created specifically for you. John heads up that part of our company. Give him a call and let the experts at Photomation help you translate your artistic vision into reality.

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